This may be an unexpected point of view coming from an intuitive guide and spiritual mentor but I believe that it is okay to not have it all figured out – in fact, I think it’s a strength – when it comes to the spiritual journey of life.
I admire all the sensitive souls who feel disoriented in the harshness of the world and stay open and curious despite it.
I applaud all the kind-hearted souls who were told to toughen-up and are walking this world with soft hearts and open arms anyway.
I stand in awe of all the peaceful souls whose gentleness was mistaken for weakness and whose warrior spirit was underestimated time and again and still wield their fierceness in the name of Love. compassion, kindness and peace.
When the odds feel a bit stacked against us, It can be tempting to look around and decide that everyone else has the answers and is doing it all so much better than we are. Nothing could possibly be further from the truth.
No one has all the answers.
And no one is better at being you than you are.
What about me?
And lest you think I am one of the enlightened few that the fairy dust of cosmic wisdom has granted some magical power, let me be completely open and honest with you right now – I do not have it all together and I do not have it all figured out.
(I may have laughed a little harder at this than was necessary )
When I first came across this meme, it poked a little at the part of me that struggles with not having it all together; with not having it all figured out. It spoke to the part of me who asks “If I’m challenged with self-doubt and feel like a disheveled mess on my own journey, who am I to be offering guidance to anyone on theirs?”.
I recognize that this is the voice of separation and the stuff of smallness and self-limitation. I understand that this is part of the script that runs in the background of my life that I am in the process of re-writing and replacing every single day. And I know that what I have to share is directly related to my deep understanding of feeling like this on the path.
And so I put it out there to you all ~ I do not have it all together and I do not have it all figured out. I am very much an expression of Spirit through an earthly vessel who still forgets, gets confused and needs to be reminded of the oneness of all things. And I suspect that I always will be. And it truly is okay.
You are perfect at being you
And I am here to tell you all that it is okay that you are too.
Are there parts of you who wish the path were easier? Me too. Are there parts of you who are ready to quit sometimes? Me too.
Do you sometimes give in and escape for awhile? Yup. Me too.
Are you confused by your place in the world turned upside-down? Do you struggle with doing versus being? Do you wonder if you’ll ever get it right? Yes. Yes. And holy-moly yes!
We are truly all in this together. We may seem to be at different points on the path but, in truth, we are all on slightly different paths together on the same great superhighway of life. We are never behind and we are never ahead. We are never better or worse. We simply are.
Each and every one of is a unique and precious expression of Spirit here on earth ~ nothing more and nothing less.
Let yourself be who you are. Take action where you feel led. Observe where you feel led. Speak out and stay silent as you feel led. You cannot fail at being you ~ you are the only one.
Be kind to yourself and to one another.
Sending you Love,
Tawnia
PS: Here’s a practice for exploring self-love that you might find supportive on your journey –